An article by Katie Phoenix at Cambridge News on August 18, 2025 is titled Cambridge Dictionary adds skibidi, delulu and tradwife among over 6,000 new words.
Delulu is a Gen-Z synonym for delusional. However, as shown above it just as well could be a girl’s name derived from Delia and Lulu. Boomers like me will note that it resembles desilu. Desilu Productions, Inc. was run by Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball and made the I Love Lucy TV sitcom and both The Untouchables and Mission Impossible.
A traditional wife is a tradwife.
But skibidi is basically meaningless. It was a song back in 2018, but in 2023 showed up as part of the title to Skibidi Toilet.
Broligarchy is:
“a blend of bro and oligarchy, means ‘a small group of men, especially men owning or involved in a technology business, who are extremely rich and powerful, and who have or want political influence’.”
The cartoon was adapted from one on page 41 of the 1923 Cartooning Made Easy book by Charles Lederer.
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